hrvtrans HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SUBMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1997-03-25 LUSIKISIKI 2 LUSIKISIKI NOFUDUKA ELEANOR MAMJOLI XHAKANA https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=55588&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/hrvtrans/lusiki/xhakana.htm NOFUDUKA ELEANOR MAMJOLI XHAKANA (sworn states) MS CRICHTON Mrs Xhakana, you are here to tell us about your husband. What was his name? MS XHAKANA He was Shomboto Rubin Xhakana. MS CRICHTON And he was detained for three years. Is that correct? MS XHAKANA Yes that is correct. MS CRICHTON What was the charge? MS XHAKANA He was arrested in the Nonqulana incident. MS CRICHTON And on his release he was a very sick man. Did they tell you in the hospital in Nzimkulu what was wrong with him? MS XHAKANA They said that he had been beaten up, he was coughing blood and he could not hear. MS CRICHTON It seems that there were many people who came out of prison, out of detention who were coughing blood. Why do you think that was? MS XHAKANA This was because they were beaten up and they were kicked and he was beaten up by the back of the rifles. MS CRICHTON You also speak how this has affected you. You say that you have suffered from depression? Are you under any treatment for that? MS XHAKANA No. I am under no treatment, because I ... the one of the state of my health. MS CRICHTON I need to ask Mr Lungu the same question. Mrs Xhakana is there anything else you wish to say? MS XHAKANA No thank you. MS CRICHTON Thank you very much. Thank you Mr Chairman.